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Syria denies Assad's deputy tried to defect
Aug 18th, 2012
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria denied reports on Saturday that President Bashar al-Assad's deputy had defected and his forces pressed an offensive against rebels, bombarding parts of Aleppo in the north and hitting an insurgent-held town in the oil-producing east. Vice-President Farouq al-Shara "never thought for a moment about leaving the country", said a statement from his office broadcast on state television issued in response to reports that the veteran Baath Party loyalist had tried to defect to Jordan. ... (Source: Reuters) -
BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian warplanes struck rebel positions near a besieged military air base and other rebel-held areas in the country's north Tuesday as regime forces stepped up attacks against opposition fighters in the key province of Aleppo, activists said. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Zahra Hosseinian (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Ministry has denied a Reuters report that Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi sent a letter to Iran's supreme leader several months ago calling for wide-ranging talks with Washington, the ISNA student news agency reported on Wednesday. "Our country's Foreign Ministry spokesman denied ... [Full Article]
JERUSALEM (AP) - Zeev Elkin has faced a wave of criticism since he was made the de facto chief of Israel's Foreign Ministry two months ago: He isn't prepared for compromise with the Palestinians. He doesn't speak English well enough. He is a West Bank settler. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) - Three members of a radical Ukrainian feminist group were expelled from Tunisia on suspicion they were planning a topless protest in front of the court where their colleagues were being tried on charges of public indecency for an earlier protest, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea's prison population has swelled in recent years with those caught fleeing the country under a crackdown on defections by young leader Kim Jong Un, according to defectors living in South Korea and researchers who study Pyongyang's notorious network of labor camps and detention centers. (Source: Associa... [Full Article]
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